Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-12-04
PECK e. RUGGLES.
An Enterprising Firm which,
Has Forged Ahead.

With the development OF Los ADge-
les the growing business of many
firms has, of course, been noted. This
world, as the poets have truly said, is
one of strife and struggle Some PEG
pie become rich by luck, some by
accident, and some by honest, hard
and indefatigable industry. Among
| The last-named the HERALD is pleased
to note the new branch which the
firm of Peck & Ruggles has taken.
They have an established business,
and their trade has grown to such
proportions that they have been COM
| PEELED to seek more spacious quar-
ters. Consequently they have
leased the establishment at No
"A North Main street, two doors
north of the postotlice. This Is
a move which will indeed place this
firm on the same footing as any other
house in Los Angeles. But this is not
an object to be noticed very especially.
That they have secured a lease on
such centrally located place is true,
and the public will be pleased to
know that this firm has only gained
the top round OF the ladder by long
and diligent attention to business.
Mr.. Charles Ruggles established in
Los Angeles some three years ago,
when everything looked blue and
countrified. He, among many others,
had faith in the glorious prosperity
OF the country, and on North
Main street, while yet a poor,
humble, but. honorable man, hung
out the shingle. Charles S. Ruggles,
General Commission and Merchan-
die broker. MIR. Ruggles' sign showed
more than he did in his office, be-
cause most of the time he was indus
triously introducing his new wares to
our Los Angeles merchants. His eff
forts were crowned with. success, and,
to admit the truth, because Los An
geles was slowly becoming possessed
with a class Of people with an eSthet-
ic taste. Mr.. Ruggles, seeing his
business so rapidly increasing, and
with an eagle eye to business, con-
cluded to extend the proportions of his
business, and took into full partnership
Mr.. Peck, bright, energetic and
and industrious young man who has
considerable experience in the COM
mission line. This powerful co-part
nership at once grasped the situation
and secured by their capable efforts
the trade in Los Angeles. They be
gan at the foot of the ladder and to-
day they are at the top, with nobody
to thank but their own individual ef-
forts. Their store is one of the finest
in Los Angeles and is brilliantly
Illuminated in the front windows with
electric lights.
The store, which is situated at 900
North Main street, is 25 feet front by
so feet deep, with a basement of the
same proportions. On either side is a
fine show window, which at present
contain some OF the numerous wares
of the firm. On the right is the pub.
lie office, and little further behind is
the private office of the firm. In adj
dition to the large number of wares
which they are now exclusively hand
ling, may be mentioned the goods
of the Wiltshire Safe and Scale Com
pany of San Francisco, and of the
Baldwin Dry Air Refrigerators. In
order to demonstrate the qualities Of
their safes, it may be mentioned that
in the fire the night before last the
Wiltshire safe stood the test, which
was by all considered the hottest fire
in Los Angeles, both in the stable and
Fruhling Bros, adjoining, and when
the safes were found they opened the
| the combinations.